18 Related Articles, between 2018-09-10 and 2018-08-15

Doug Ford government had no right to cut Toronto council, judge rules. A judge has ruled that the province of Ontario had no right to slash the size of Toronto's city council in the middle of an election. >>

Ford calls on Tory to discuss gun violence during special city council meeting. Premier Doug Ford is calling on Mayor John Tory to add the issue of gun violence to the agenda for the special city council meeting where they will discuss the province’s decision to drastically reduce the number of Toronto city councillors. >>

Ford calls Toronto 'dysfunctional political arena'; confirms cuts to council. Premier Doug Ford is vowing to slash the size of Toronto city council almost in half, a move that Mayor John Tory says is “not right,” “not fair” and ought to be the subject of a referendum. >>

Ford confirms cuts to council, calls Toronto 'dysfunctional political arena'. Premier Doug Ford is vowing to slash the size of Toronto city council almost in half, a move that Mayor John Tory says is “not right,” “not fair” and ought to be the subject of a referendum. >>

Ford government confirms $25M in new funding to help curb gun violence in Toronto. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced $25 million in new funding to help curb a recent spike in gun violence in Toronto and the GTA. >>

Ford responds to Tory’s request for a referendum on size of Toronto’s council. Premier Doug Ford has responded to an open letter penned by Mayor John Tory asking him to “hit the pause button” on plans to slash the size of Toronto city council with a letter of his own, saying his government promised “to reduce the size and cost of government and end the culture of waste and mismanagement.” >>

Ford says province has no other council-cutting plans, Toronto mulls challenge. As Toronto mulls a potential legal challenge against Ontario's decision to slash the size of the city's council, Premier Doug Ford has told politicians from other municipalities across the province that he has no plans to cut their governments. >>

Ford says uploading TTC to the province would benefit city. The Ontario government says it would be a benefit to Toronto if the province took over the city's transit system, something Premier Doug Ford promised to do during the spring election campaign. >>

Judge strikes down bill to reduce Toronto council size. Doug Ford's efforts to slash the size of Toronto's council ahead of an election was ruled unconstitutional on Monday, dealing a major blow to the Ontario premier and putting the fate of the city's fall vote in limbo. >>

Ontario Premier Doug Ford to make energy announcement. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Energy Minister Greg Rickford are set to make an announcement in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. >>

Ontario Premier says he won't shrink size of other councils 'in near future'. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said today he has no further plans to shrink the size of municipal councils in this province.
That message came while Toronto's council debates legal action against the government on this very issue >>

Think Ford's plan to slash Toronto council tests the limit of his powers? Not even close. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's surprise announcement about slashing Toronto's city council nearly in half is just the beginning of his powers. Experts say there's nothing stopping him from making even bigger changes. "What the premier wants, the premier can get," said one. >>

Toronto council votes to challenge Doug Ford's council-slashing bill in court. Toronto City Council has voted 27-15 to challenge the legality of the Ontario government's bill that slashes the council by nearly half. >>

Toronto mayor urges Ford to allow 'referendum campaign' on plan to slash council. The mayor of Toronto has formally asked Doug Ford to pause a plan to slash the size of city council so that a referendum can be held on the issue this fall. >>

Toronto votes to challenge Ford government's council-cutting plans in court. As Toronto mulls a potential legal challenge against Ontario's decision to slash the size of the city's council, Premier Doug Ford has told politicians from other municipalities across the province that he has no plans to cut their governments. >>

Tory formally asks Ford to put proposed cut to Toronto council on hold. Mayor John Tory has written an open letter to Premier Doug Ford, asking him to “hit the pause button” on plans to slash the size of Toronto city council which he says are being pushed through “without meaningful consultation of any kind.” >>

Tory pens open letter to Ford, asking him to put proposed changes to council on hold. Mayor John Tory has written an open letter to Premier Doug Ford, asking him to “hit the pause button” on plans to slash the size of Toronto city council which he says are being pushed through “without meaningful consultation of any kind.” >>

Uploading Toronto transit to the province would be a benefit to the city: Ford. The Ontario government says it would be a benefit to Toronto if the province took over the city's transit system, something Premier Doug Ford promised to do during the spring election campaign. >>